CINEMA: Air Lion

Last fortnight the British Lion, which since World War II began has been
trying to roar like an airplane engine, took off with a movie
glorifying Britain's air defenses. It was called The Lion Has Wings.
Conceived by Ian Dalrymple, who scripted The Citadel, edited by
American William Hornbeck, produced by Alexander Korda at his Denham
lot in twelve crowded days and nights, Britain's first propaganda film
of World War II was shown first to the Ministry of Information and
the censors. Fearful of disclosing war
secrets, they slashed out vast footage,...